فرص

8 افترص الفُرْصَةَ ذ He took, or seized, the opportunity; or he arose and hastened to be before another, or others, in taking, or seizing, the opportunity; syn. اِنْتَهَزَهَا; (O, K;) or اِغْتَنَمَهَا: (TA:) or he got, or took, the opportunity; as also ↓ تفرّصها; and ↓ فَرَصَهَا, (M, TA,) aor. فَرِصَ , (so in a copy of the M,) inf. n. فَرْصٌ. (TA.) You say also, افترص الأُمُورَ [ He took, or seized, opportunities to do things ]. (A.) And فُلَانٌ لَا يُفْتَرَصُ اـَحْسَانُهُ وَبِرُّهُ [ Such a one's beneficence and kindness are not caught at ]; because there is no fear that his beneficence and kindness will become beyond one's reach. (A, TA. [See also 8 in art. فرط.]) ― -b2- مَنِ ا@فْتَرَصَ مُسْلِمًا, occurring in a trad., is an instance of the verb derived from فَرْصٌ signifying the “ act of cutting, ” or from فُرْصَةٌ signifying “ an opportunity; ” and the meaning is [ Such as ] detracts, or, literally, cuts off, somewhat [ from the honour of a Muslim wrongfully ]: or assumes authority over the honour of a Muslim wrongfully, by speaking evil of him behind his back, or otherwise, or defaming him. (IAth, L, TA. *) -A2- افترصت الوَرَقَةُ [from الفَرِيصَةُ, “ the quivering muscle ” so called,] The leaf was caused to quiver. (M, TA.)